...were fitted with extra fuel tanks to increase endurance. The F-80C was in service until 1958 when the Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve retired them.
...ce in 1946. The P-80 became the first combat-capable jet aircraft to enter service with the USAAF.
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...nded to fight the Me-262 over the skies of Europe, arrived too late to see service in the Second World War. However, the plane would go on to serve in the Kor
====== Production and service history ======
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...eet only had a short four-year operational run before being withdrawn from service.
...he B and C variants, however, both were finally withdrawn from active duty service by the end of 1952.
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...r at low altitude, but it was inferior to the MiG in its rate of climbing, service ceiling, speed at high altitude, and armament. However, the Sabre's main ad
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...annon had lots of problems that needed to be solved before it entered into service, such as poor round dispersion of the gun and installation problems. Though
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...e to the weight imposed on the early and weak turbojet engines placed into service. From behind, the pilot is protected by an 8 mm steel plate behind the seat
...he B and C variants, however, both were finally withdrawn from active duty service by the end of 1952.
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...the polar opposite in performance to the [[F2A-1|F2A]] that replaced it in service, the F3F can pull turns with relative ease, and also has a very excellent r
...rate from 2050 to 2750 ft/min (10.4 m/s to 13.7 m/s) and also expanded its service ceiling to 33,200 feet (10,120 m). Despite already being obsolete by the ti
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...onoplane designed to replace the outdated biplanes that were previously in service with the United States Navy. It was introduced as a much-needed upgrade to
...2A began in the summer of 1938. Of the 55 F2A-1s produced, only 11 entered service in the U.S. Finland, which was less demanding than other countries with reg
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...before leaving the ground.''" This marked the end of the Buffalo in active service and all Buffalos were relegated to training.
...s, the F2A Buffalo was the first American monoplane naval fighter to enter service, beating the biplane XF4F design (which would later be redeveloped into the
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...tle of Midway in 1942. As such, the F4F-4 was the main fighter aircraft in service during the early part of the war, including the Battle of Midway.
The F4F-4 entered service in 1942, but the pilots were disappointed with the new model. It had greate
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...F was credited with the destruction of over 5,200 aircraft. It remained in service as late as 1954.
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...ayload, the plane becomes much slower compared to the previous F6F-5 in US service. This may be an indication to avoid engaging in air supremacy battles with
'''World War II Service'''
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...on the ''USS Essex'' with F4U-1Ds in December 1944. The F4U-1Ds would see service for the remainder of the war, even as improved Corsairs continued coming in
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...nther and the [[F2H-2|F2H Banshee]] jet aircraft. Some Bearcats saw combat service with the French in French Indochina in 1951, when they were used in the CAS
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...nther and the [[F2H-2|F2H Banshee]] jet aircraft. Some Bearcats saw combat service with the French in French Indochina in 1951, when they were used in the CAS
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...1946. A decent number of Phantoms were built, but they were quickly out of service when the far improved XF2D-1 Banshee was designed. It was more powerful and
...nture'' until the early 1960s when they were finally retired from military service.
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...he [[N1K (Family)|N1K-J]] series of fighters by Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service before they began being phased out for the [[Type 2 (13 mm)|Type 2]] machin
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...n in Korea with the Marines. The aircraft was eventually retired from U.S. service in 1954.
...lage. It was also the first US Navy twin-engine fighter ever accepted into service, and the first US Navy fighter ever to use a tricycle landing gear configur
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...the prototypes were completed in March of 1949. The F9F-2 entered US Navy service in May of 1949. The F9F-2 is the first production variant of the Panther. I
...the prototypes were completed in March of 1949. The F9F-2 entered US Navy service in May of 1949.
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...considered obsolete at the outbreak of World War II, it still remained in service through the Battle of Midway, however in 1943 it was withdrawn into trainin
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